Like wonder and skepticism, embarrassment is a motif that has accompanied philosophy since its early days. However, its specific importance in philosophical inquiry has been largely overlooked. By engaging with various thinkers, such as Socrates, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Adorno, Lévinas, and Marquard, this volume reveals what it means to turn embarrassment into the starting point for one’s own thinking.